View the Solar System in HD style on a clear night with transparent skies. Simply turn your Sky-Watcher 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA to the Crescent Moon, the Apennine Mountains snap into razor-sharp focus revealing a cornucopia of jagged mountain ridges, canyons, and numerous small craters in ultra-high definition.
Reveal the gas giant – Jupiter with Sky-Watcher 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA. Observe Jupiter’s swirling equatorial bands in high-definition with festoons and tonality within the bands. The great spot is clearly visible, discreetly contrasted from the surrounding Jovian landscape. Prominent deep-space nebula yield improved definition in gaseous outer extensions. Stars in globular clusters resolve to pinpoints. This is just the beginning of an incredible journey of exploration possible with a Sky-Watcher 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA.
100/900 Evostar ED Doublet Refractor OTA
- Ideal for Planetary observation
- Suitable for Astrophotography
- Metallic high-transmission Coatings
- Compact & Portable
- Comes with An Aluminium Case
- 5 Years Sky-Watcher Limited Warranty
Metallic high-transmission Lens Coatings (MHC)
Each air-to-glass lens surface has been coated by Sky-Watcher’s proprietary MHC. An anti-reflection metallic coatings ensure optimum light transmission approaching 99.5%.
Light-Baffled Optical Systems
The objective lens cell of this 100/900 Evostar ED Doublet OTA is light-baffled to reduce stray & unfocused light to insure optimum contrast. The interior of the tube is flat blackened to prevent unfocused internal light reflections from reaching the focal plane.
Precision 2” Crayford Focuser
This precision 2″ Crayford Focuser is mechanically ultra-smooth and backlash-free, offers you a fine and ultra-fine focusing adjustment.
Tube Materials
The optical tube material is rolled steel, powder-coated reflective gloss black with a gold fleck accent. The front and back cells are cast aluminium painted white & black.
Telescope Tube Attachment Hardware
The optical tube comes with attachment hardware that allows it to be securely fastened to any Sky-Watcher mount. The quick-release tube rings provided with Evostar ED100 are cast aluminium, painted white.
In the Box:
- ED100 OTA
- 2″ Diagonal
- 1.25″ Focuser Adaptor
- 8×50 Finderscope with Bracket
- Eyepiece – 5mm, 20mm
- Tube Ring Attachment to Any Sky-Watcher Mount
- Piggyback Bracket
Specifications:
- Optical Design ED Refractor OTA
- Model Number SWBDED80-OTA
- Aperture 100mm
- Focal Length 900mm
- Eyepieces LET28mm
- Focuser Diameter 2″
- Finder Scope 8 x 50mm
- Diagonal 2″ 90º Dielectric Diagonal
- Highest Practical Power 200x
- Recommended Usage For the Professional
- Tube Dimensions 10cm x 92cm
- Shipping Weight 12.2kg
About The Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6
The Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 SynScan mount gives optimal stability and pointing accuracy for a wide variety of heavy professional photo and video equipment. It is a hybrid mount with alt-azimuth capability for general use and equatorial capability for astrophotography use. Supplied with a SynScan handset with dual AZ/EQ firmware, it can automatically find and track 42,900+ celestial objects with its database.
AZ-EQ6 SynScan is capable of carrying heavy-duty photographic equipment for professional shooting and video recording. It is a very efficient transportable mount weighing only 15 kg, for a load capacity of 20 kg (counterweight excluded).
Freedom Find™ - tracking made easy!
With the patented Freedom Find (dual-encoder) technology which allows the telescope to be moved manually or electronically in either axis without losing its alignment or positional information. After moving to a new object the telescope will automatically begin to track the new object accurately. No re-setup is required in one observing session.
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German Equatorial / Alt-Az dual mode
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Permanent periodic error correction(PPEC). PPEC can be trained with Auto guider or PC.
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Belt drive - Super smooth PE curve. Low backlash, silent slewing.
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DSLR Electronic Shutter Release Port for batch exposures of astrophotography.
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Include two dual-fit (45mm/75mm) saddle for mounting two telescopes.
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New motor controller with higher torque and accuracy.
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Driving Resolution: Approximately 0.14 arc seconds
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Auto guider Port
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PEC control in EQ mode
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Alignment methods: 1, 2, or 3-star alignment (EQ) / brightest star or 2-star alignment (AZ)
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Telescope Connection: 2 x dual-fit saddle plates supplied accepting 45mm & 75mm dovetail bars
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RA/DEC Worm Gears: D=92.5mm, 180 teeth, brass
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RA/DEC Axes: D=40mm, steel
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Latitude Adjustment Range: 10° to 70° (EQ), 90° (AZ)
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Azimuth Adjustment Range: About ± 9°
Specifications:
| Tripod Height |
127 cm ( 50") |
| Tracking Rates |
Sidereal / Solar / Lunar rate |
| Guiding Speed |
from 0.125x, 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x |
| Mount Type |
EQ/Alt-AZ Dual Mode |
| Counter Weight |
2x 5 kg |
| Accessory Tray |
Large wall to wall |
| Motor Drive |
1.8° Hybrid Stepper Motor |
| GOTO System |
SynScan Hand Control |
| Tripod Weight |
7.5 kg, 2" steel tripod |
| Shipping Weight |
21kg + 20 kg |
| Shipping Dimensions |
118x28x29cm3; 53x52x32 cm3 |
| Power Supply |
DC11~16V 4A |
| Payload Capacity |
20 kg (counterweight excluded) |
| Tracking Modes |
Alt-azimuth / Equatorial mode |
| Slewing Speed |
up to 4.2°/sec (800x) |
